GRE Word List
RETARD
to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
The meaning of the word retard is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doddering | feeble |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |