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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| foppish | foolish |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |