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 |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |