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 |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| categorical | absolute |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |