GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |