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 |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
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| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
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