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
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
cemeterya burial ground