GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| clown | farmer |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| calorific | caloric |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |