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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |