GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| juncture | a point of time |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |