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

WordMeaning
disputatiousinclined to dispute
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
discretionindividual choice or judgment
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed