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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |