GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |