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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| dys- | abnormal |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |