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
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
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bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
irateroused to ire
executorone who executes something
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