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 |
|---|---|
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
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| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |