GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |