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 |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |