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 |
|---|---|
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| regime | regimen |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |