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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WordMeaning
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)