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 |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| forlorn | bereft |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |