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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |