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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| defer | put off |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |