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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| arid | excessively dry |