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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |