GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| trample | tramp |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |