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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| doddering | feeble |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |