GRE Word List
RETIRING
reserved
The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| oversee | survey |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |