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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perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
feintsomething feigned
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
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