GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| dint | force |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |