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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| nomenclature | name |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |