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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |