GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| concatenate | linked together |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| provenance | origin |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |