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 |
|---|---|
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |