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 |
|---|---|
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |