GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
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| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
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| circlet | a little circle |