GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |