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 |
|---|---|
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| edifice | building |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |