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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WordMeaning
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
groucha fit of bad temper
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
compulsorymandatory
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation