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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| engender | beget |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |