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 |
|---|---|
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |