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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| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
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| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
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