Popular Wordlists
wordlist

GREwordlist

This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.

Page No.

resumption

Short Definition : taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.

Definition
(noun) beginning again
Synonyms : recommencement
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for resumption

it can be linked from resume - which means starting again

18        1

re+SUM+ption so re-sum is something you consider everything again TAKING UP AGAIN,RECOMMENCEMENT.

2        3

resumption: sounds like resume

1        0

resurge

Short Definition : rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again

Definition
(verb) rise again
Example Sentence
  • His need for a meal resurged
  • The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for resurge

re+SURGE surgery is to make one RISE AGAIN from inactivity to active state or REVIVE.

21        1

sounds like "re+suraj"... suraj or sun is a sign of rise .. so re suraj means "rise again" jst like sun... move to n fro..frm east to west..

10        0

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

resurge sounds like re + serve, which means u serve a country or something again.

0        0

resurrect

Short Definition : revive

Definition
(verb) cause to become alive again
Synonyms : raise upraise
Example Sentence
  • raise from the dead
  • Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
  • Upraising ghosts
Definition
(verb) restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
Synonyms : revive
Example Sentence
  • He revived this style of opera
  • He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina
Definition
(verb) return from the dead
Synonyms : rise uprise
Example Sentence
  • Christ is risen!
  • The dead are to uprise
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for resurrect

resurrect~re+erect -> you erect a monument that had fallen - resurrect

2        0

re+erect : khada ho gaya again(has become active now)... pehle soo rha tha(inactive)!!..lol

2        0

transient...trans+ient...associate trans wid transporter movie...in da movie hero moves quickly...

1        2

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

pungent...pun+gent...gent PUNch strongly strongly

1        3

RECANT=RECOUNT...when uapply for recount en pass..then already establishedfact that u failed...is put down!!

0        1

resuscitate

Short Definition : revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child

Definition
(verb) cause to regain consciousness
Synonyms : revive
Example Sentence
  • The doctors revived the comatose man
Definition
(verb) return to consciousness
Synonyms : come to revive
Example Sentence
  • The patient came to quickly
  • She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for resuscitate

RECESS+ATE---in RECESS I ATE something and due to only that I got proper consciouness.

19        3

Compare it with 'Resurrect'; meanings are also same.

11        6

it can be re+suicide+ate so after suicide he resuscitate for eating

7        10

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

resuscitate: 're' again, susc sounds like saans(breath), -itate to enable - again saans lene ke liye enable kiya- to revive, rally

7        0

recess + kit + ate

1        0

in recess i ate to revive my strength

0        0

re + saans + take , revitalize come back to life.

0        0

retain

Short Definition : keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor

Definition
(verb) hold back within
Example Sentence
  • This soil retains water
  • I retain this drug for a long time
  • the dam retains the water
Definition
(verb) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Synonyms : continue keep keep on
Example Sentence
  • We cannot continue several servants any longer
  • She retains a lawyer
  • The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
  • Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
  • We kept the work going as long as we could
  • She retained her composure
  • this garment retains its shape even after many washings
Definition
(verb) secure and keep for possible future use or application
Synonyms : hold hold back keep back
Example Sentence
  • The landlord retained the security deposit
  • I reserve the right to disagree
Definition
(verb) keep in one's mind
Example Sentence
  • I cannot retain so much information

retaliate

Short Definition : repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate

Definition
(verb) take revenge for a perceived wrong
Synonyms : avenge revenge
Example Sentence
  • He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
Definition
(verb) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
Synonyms : strike back
Example Sentence
  • The Empire strikes back
  • The Giants struck back and won the opener
  • The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for retaliate

after re talying the money which u gave doesnt match so ask him to repay in kind

5        1

Dont F... with Italians bro, Italians retaliate hardcore.

1        0

retard

Short Definition : delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development

Definition
(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence Definition
(verb) cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Example Sentence
  • This drug will retard your heart rate
Definition
(verb) be delayed Definition
(verb) slow the growth or development of
Synonyms : check delay
Example Sentence
  • The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Definition
(verb) lose velocity; move more slowly
Example Sentence
  • The car decelerated
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for retard

a retarded person mind is DELAY IN DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS, ITS SLOW

2        2

retentive

Short Definition : holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory

Definition
(adj) good at remembering
Example Sentence
  • a retentive mind
  • tenacious memory
Definition
(adj) having the capacity to retain something Definition
(adj) having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
Example Sentence
  • soils retentive of moisture
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for retentive

Retentive=Re + attentive=one who is attentive has a good memory

9        0

retentive->when you go for an adventure and you spend nights at the 'tent's..you will never forget that experience..

3        0

reticent

Short Definition : inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence

Definition
(adj) temperamentally disinclined to talk
Synonyms : untalkative
Definition
(adj) cool and formal in manner
Synonyms : restrained unemotional
Definition
(adj) reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Synonyms : retiring self-effacing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for reticent

Cent (Saint) is stereotypically reluctant to speak or draw attention to themselves.

42        11

50Cent -> talks too much.. on the contrary.. reticent-> talk less

23        8

REHTA+SHANT....shant rehne waal i.e a person who doesn't talk or who is reserved in speech....

17        2

RET+ICENT=RET(RAT)+ICENT(INOCENT)=RAT IS INNOCENT SO HE SPAKS LESS,i.e REMAINS SILENT

10        34

REserved and silENT

5        4

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

reticent~reti(return) + cent (imagine cent,currency, to be a big amount)...so if you aren't able to return a cent to whom you owe you remain reserved,without communication

4        7

retICENT sounds like dECENT,he is decent,he doesn't blabber,he stays calm and reserved.

4        3

reticent ~ retire. An old man who is retired speak reticently

2        12

If you notice a shy person, they turn RED-AS-A-CENT

2        2

retina(reti) + scent(cent) ... one gets "reluctant" to spray scent on his eyes.

2        5

if one is RETICENT by nature one would never RETurn a CENT found on the street.

0        4

Think of someone you know who has low self-esteem AND quiet, then imagine: S/he often thinks, "I better [RET]ract my thoughts before [I] voice it, because it can't be worth a [CENT] to others."

0        3

He RETIred in silENT because he is a QUIET type of person.

0        0

+i+ cent; if you ask someone to RETurn the CENT(money) , he doesn’t speak freely

0        0

Once 50 cent was reluctant to draw attention towards RAJNIKANT now he is called reticent

0        1

When we are Reti-cent we are not-ready-yet to get ourselves in-volved

0        6

cent(100)% => he is not giving cent % information i.e., he is hiding something.....

0        0

retinue

Short Definition : following; attendants

Definition
(noun) the group following and attending to some important person
Synonyms : cortege entourage suite
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for retinue

sounds like routine what you FOLLOW (daily) is routine(oops retinue) i.e follow-->routine following-->retinue

22        17

tum sab meri RETINA (of the eye ) ke aagey rehne chahiye 24*7 - u r my attnedants

15        5

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

Just follow this order: retinue-->continue-->follow-->following

7        6

Derived from "retain". <br> Retained => Servant <br> Retinue => Body of attendants <br>

5        7

Derived from "RETAIN". For any politician, its his FOLLOWERS that help to retain his post

3        1

Retinue rhymes with continue - like a following

2        1

It sounds like 'retinue-rating u',people rate u good if they like you,if they like you they follow you

2        1

Retain+new i.e retain new servants for company

1        1

relate it to retina which follows our eye movement whichever direction we see and sends those signals to the brain

1        0

this word is very close to word RETAIN....SO THE GROUP FOLLOWING AND ATTENDING TO SOME IMPORTANT PERSON JUST BECAUSE HE IS ABLE TO HOLD THEM BACK WITH HIM, OR he is able to RETAIN THE CROWD WITH HIM.....

0        3

for protecting karunanidhi's retina he has followers and attendants around him

0        1

# नौकर-चाकर (m) # परिजन (m) # राजा या धनी व्यक्ति के नौकर-चाकर और साथी संगी

0        1

Reunite with your retinue to continue your trip

0        0
Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp