GRE Word List
RETRIEVE
to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
The meaning of the word retrieve is to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| hardy | bold |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |