GRE Word List
COY
shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§
The meaning of the word coy is shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abysmal | bottomless |
| volition | act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition. |
| paltry | insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| chip | lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| amalgamate | (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body |
| sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
