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 |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
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