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 |
|---|---|
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| vixen | a female fox |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |