GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
soarto fly aloft or about
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form