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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| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
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| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |