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.

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WordMeaning
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
dieto pass from physical life : expire
impetusa driving force : impulse
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
purgeto clear of guilt
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
caldrona large kettle or boiler
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)