GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| tome | book |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |