GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| fabricate | invent |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pliant | pliable |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |