GRE Word List
DEMURE
reserved
The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| mortician | undertaker |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| clime | climate |