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 |
|---|---|
| minuscule | very small |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |