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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |