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.

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WordMeaning
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
filchto steal secretly or casually
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
slackento make less active : slow up
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea