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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |