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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| hirsute | hairy |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| fulcrum | prop |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |