GRE Word List

RETIRING

reserved

The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

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WordMeaning
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
dourstern
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
recitala detailed account : enumeration
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed