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 |
|---|---|
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| prong | fork |