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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| docile | easily taught |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |