GRE Word List

WARY

marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger

The meaning of the word wary is marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger.

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WordMeaning
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
congruentcongruous
gruela thin porridge
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
poreto gaze intently
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
avowto declare assuredly
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious