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
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runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
dire | exciting horror |
incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
rightful | just |
allude | to make indirect reference |
odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |