GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| overthrow | overturn |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| debonair | suave |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |