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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |