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
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
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clapperone that claps: such as
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wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia