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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |