GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

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WordMeaning
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
hivea container for housing honeybees
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody