GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| edifice | building |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |