GRE Word List
TUTELAGE
instruction especially of an individual
The meaning of the word tutelage is instruction especially of an individual.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |