GRE Word List
DOUR
stern
The meaning of the word dour is stern.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
smother | to kill by depriving of air |
erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
wastrel | vagabond |
brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
facsimile | an exact copy |
initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |