GRE Word List
UNASSUMING
not assuming : modest
The meaning of the word unassuming is not assuming : modest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| actuary | clerk |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |