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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |