GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
grudging | unwilling |
unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |