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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WordMeaning
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
nomenclaturename
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds