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 |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |