GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |