GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| laud | praise |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |