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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| succor | relief |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |