GRE Word List
RETINUE
a group of retainers or attendants
The meaning of the word retinue is a group of retainers or attendants.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |