GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| broach | brooch |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |