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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WordMeaning
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
retortto pay or hurl back : return
regicidea person who kills a king
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
buffeta blow especially with the hand