GRE Word List

RETIRING

reserved

The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

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WordMeaning
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
tomebook
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)