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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |