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 |
|---|---|
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| plait | pleat |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| veracious | truthful |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |