GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
vendorone that vends : seller
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions