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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |