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.

Random words

WordMeaning
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
recriminationa retaliatory accusation