GRE Word List
QUIVER
a case for carrying or holding arrows
The meaning of the word quiver is a case for carrying or holding arrows.
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| retrench | cut down |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
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