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 |
|---|---|
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| historic | historical |