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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WordMeaning
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
dulcetsweet to the taste