GRE Word List

RETRACT

to draw back or in

The meaning of the word retract is to draw back or in.

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WordMeaning
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
alludeto make indirect reference
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hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun