GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| viable | capable of living |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |