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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WordMeaning
fleeta number of warships under a single command
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
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surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another