GRE Word List

TUTELARY

having the guardianship of a person or a thing

The meaning of the word tutelary is having the guardianship of a person or a thing.

Random words

WordMeaning
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
magnitudegreat size or extent
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
recuperateto get back : regain
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken