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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |