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 |
|---|---|
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| noisome | noxious |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |