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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
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| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
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| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
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