GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |