GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |