GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |