GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |