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 |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
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| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
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