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 |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| parlance | speech |
| commune | talk over |