GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| finery | ornament |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |