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 |
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adjuration | a solemn oath |
unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
syllogism | a 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") |
felon | one who has committed a felony |
mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
bluff | having a broad flattened front |
confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |