GRE Word List

RETIRING

reserved

The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
convolutedhaving convolutions
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
laudpraise
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
lucremonetary gain : profit