GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |