GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| retrench | cut down |