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 |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| microcosm | a little world |
| cohorts | companion |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |