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 |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| pummel | pound |