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
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
euphonypleasing or sweet sound
trancestupor
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
bacchanalorgy
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
consortassociate
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration