GRE Word List
DOUR
stern
The meaning of the word dour is stern.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| microcosm | a little world |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |