GRE Word List

DOUR

stern

The meaning of the word dour is stern.

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WordMeaning
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resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
delusivelikely to delude
aridexcessively dry
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
submissivesubmitting to others
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)