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 |
|---|---|
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| paramour | lover |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |