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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| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
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| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
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| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |