GRE Word List

UNASSUMING

not assuming : modest

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

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mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
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purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
lodewaterway
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other