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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eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
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muddleto make turbid or muddy
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dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed