GRE Word List
RESERVE
self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
The meaning of the word reserve is self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
| rustic | pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| denizen | (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor |
| talon | claw of bird |
| lexicon | dictionary |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| submerge | place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| defrock | strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock |
