GRE Word List

DOUR

stern

The meaning of the word dour is stern.

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rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
antithesisthe direct opposite
constitutionthe 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
supersedeto cause to be set aside
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
lacerationthe act of lacerating
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money