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 |
|---|---|
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| courier | messenger |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
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