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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |