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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WordMeaning
momentuma property (see property
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
spruceto make spruce
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray