GRE Word List
WITHHOLD
to hold back from action : check
The meaning of the word withhold is to hold back from action : check.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |