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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |