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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WordMeaning
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
meteto give out by measure : dole out
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
concentrichaving a common center
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle