GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |