GRE Word List

UNASSUMING

not assuming : modest

The meaning of the word unassuming is not assuming : modest.

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WordMeaning
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
endorseto write on the back of
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
malodoroushaving a bad odor