GRE Word List
COY
marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
The meaning of the word coy is marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| paradigm | example |
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| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
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| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
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