GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

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WordMeaning
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
recastto cast again
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
planeairplane