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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
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| victuals | food usable by people |
| unfrock | defrock |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
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