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 |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| render | to melt down |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |