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 |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| provenance | origin |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| championship | designation as champion |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |