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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| dominate | rule |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |