GRE Word List

MOLLYCODDLE

to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention

The meaning of the word mollycoddle is to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention.

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ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
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orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
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