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 |
|---|---|
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |