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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validateto make legally valid : ratify
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
deferput off
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