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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scruplea unit of capacity equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
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disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
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