GRE Word List
RETINUE
a group of retainers or attendants
The meaning of the word retinue is a group of retainers or attendants.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |