GRE Word List

RETIRING

reserved

The meaning of the word retiring is reserved.

Random words

WordMeaning
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
rabidextremely violent : furious
hypochondriachypochondriacal
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner