GRE Word List
RETRACT
to draw back or in
The meaning of the word retract is to draw back or in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |