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 |
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disputatious | inclined to dispute |
statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
sledge | sledgehammer |