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

WordMeaning
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
historichistorical
culminationthe action of culminating
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
festerto generate pus
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
belieto give a false impression of
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling