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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |