GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| seemly | good-looking |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| drab | slattern |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |