GRE Word List
WITHHOLD
to hold back from action : check
The meaning of the word withhold is to hold back from action : check.
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scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |