GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
purgeto clear of guilt
potentateruler
superannuatedoutmoded
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law