GRE Word List

DEMURE

reserved

The meaning of the word demure is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
vixena female fox
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
peerlessmatchless
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments