GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
primto give a prim or demure expression to
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will