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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |