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 |
|---|---|
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |