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 |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |