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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| poise | balance |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| groom | bridegroom |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |