GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| retrench | cut down |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| gnome | maxim |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |