GRE Word List
UNASSUMING
not assuming : modest
The meaning of the word unassuming is not assuming : modest.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |