GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |