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 |
|---|---|
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
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| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| sophist | philosopher |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |