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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |