GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| distend | extend |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| whimsy | whim |