GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |