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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| thespian | actor |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |