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 |
|---|---|
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| prank | trick |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |