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 |
|---|---|
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| demise | death |