GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |