GRE Word List

COQUETTE

a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men

The meaning of the word coquette is a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men.

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WordMeaning
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
understateto represent as less than is the case
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
antecedeprecede
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
outragean act of violence or brutality
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous