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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| categorical | absolute |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| willowy | abounding with willows |