GRE Word List
DEMURE
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The meaning of the word demure is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| expatriate | banish |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |