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 |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |