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 |
|---|---|
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |