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 |
|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| acclaim | applaud |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |