GRE Word List
UNASSUMING
modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner
The meaning of the word unassuming is modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation |
protean | able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will |
buffoon | stupid person; clown |
kleptomaniac | person who has a compulsive desire to steal |
florescence | condition or period of flowering |
slap | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
precocious | advanced in development; N. precocity |
mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
astronomical | enormously large or extensive |