GRE Word List

UNASSUMING

not assuming : modest

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

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WordMeaning
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
renderto melt down
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe