GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |