GRE Word List
DEMUR
to take exception : object
The meaning of the word demur is to take exception : object.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| finished | entirely done |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| convention | agreement |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |