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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |