GRE Word List
RETRACT
withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile
The meaning of the word retract is withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedagogy | teaching; art of education |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| conducive | helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| increment | increase |
| retiring | shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| hive | box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive |
| receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
