GRE Word List

DEMUR

to take exception : object

The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.

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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
motea small particle : speck
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
regicidea person who kills a king
sciondescendant
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
elusivetending to elude: such as