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 |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |