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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |