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 |
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beguile | hoodwink |
discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
natal | native |
maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |