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 |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| convention | agreement |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |