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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| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
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| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |