GRE Word List
TUTELAGE
guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
The meaning of the word tutelage is guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| executioner | person administering capital punishment |
| enterprise | willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat |
| parochial | narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes |
| alcove | nook; recess |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| efface | rub out; remove the surface of |
| glower | scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
