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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inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
bulgeto jut out : swell
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative