GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |