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

WordMeaning
adjurationa solemn oath
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
felonone who has committed a felony
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals