GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |