GRE Word List
UNASSUMING
not assuming : modest
The meaning of the word unassuming is not assuming : modest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| schism | division |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |