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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |