GRE Word List
UNASSUMING
not assuming : modest
The meaning of the word unassuming is not assuming : modest.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |