GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

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WordMeaning
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
saboteurone that practices sabotage
abjureto renounce upon oath
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
uprightperpendicular
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
maverickan unbranded range animal
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence