GRE Word List
AUSTERE
stern and cold in appearance or manner
The meaning of the word austere is stern and cold in appearance or manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |