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 |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |