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 |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| cemetery | a burial ground |