GRE Word List

RETIRING

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The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

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WordMeaning
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
congenialpleasant
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted