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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|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
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| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
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| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
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