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 |
|---|---|
| expiate | to make amends for |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| slew | a large number |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |