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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |