GRE Word List
COWER
to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
The meaning of the word cower is to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |