GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
momentuma property (see property
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
yoretime past and especially long past
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
commandeerto compel to perform military service