Meaning : Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency.
Example :
They held back their applause in anticipation.
Meaning : Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause.
Example :
I will earmark this money for your research.
She sets aside time for meditation every day.
Synonyms : allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
Meaning : Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.
Example :
We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's.
Meaning : Formality and propriety of manner.
Synonyms : modesty
Meaning : An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.
Synonyms : second-stringer, substitute
Meaning : (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions.
Meaning : Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency.
Synonyms : military reserve
Meaning : The trait of being uncommunicative. Not volunteering anything more than necessary.
Synonyms : reticence, taciturnity