GRE Word List

UNASSUMING

not assuming : modest

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

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slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
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pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
boorpeasant
asunderinto parts
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety