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 |
|---|---|
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| cryptic | secret |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |