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 |
|---|---|
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| penchant | strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
| denigrate | blacken; defame |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
| mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| immolate | offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire) |
