GRE Word List

RESERVE

to hold in reserve : keep back

The meaning of the word reserve is to hold in reserve : keep back.

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WordMeaning
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
mausoleuma large tomb
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle