GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |