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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propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |