GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |