GRE Word List
RESERVE
to hold in reserve : keep back
The meaning of the word reserve is to hold in reserve : keep back.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |