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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|---|---|
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| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
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| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
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