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

WordMeaning
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)