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

WordMeaning
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
validateto make legally valid : ratify
chafeirritate