GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

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WordMeaning
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
significanthaving meaning