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 |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| cryptic | secret |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |