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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| purported | reputed |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |