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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |