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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |