GRE Word List
DETAIN
to hold or keep in or as if in custody
The meaning of the word detain is to hold or keep in or as if in custody.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |