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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |