Random GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST
retrieve
Meaning :
recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation
(verb) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Sentence :
I can't remember saying any such thing", "I can't think what her last name was", "can you remember her phone number?", "Do you remember that he once loved you?", "call up memories
Synonyms :
bring back, fetch, reacquire, recall, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, redeem, regain, repair, repossess, rescue, restore, salvage, save, win back
Antonyms :
give, offer, relinquish
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
re (again)+ trive (tree), to regrow the tree i.e before the land become desert we should regrow trees (save, recover, get back)
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
re (again)+ trive (tree), to regrow the tree i.e before the land become desert we should regrow trees (save, recover, get back)
More Examples :
train the dog to retrieve
She regained control of herself", "She found her voice and replied quickly