GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |