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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apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
podiuma low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
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ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
reparablecapable of being repaired