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 |
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| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |