GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |