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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |