GRE Word List

RETIRING

reserved

The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
ligneousof or resembling wood
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something