GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| betray | to lead astray |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |