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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| mendicant | beggar |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |