GRE Word List
DETAIN
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention
The meaning of the word detain is keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| discriminate | distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| hierarchy | arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| opiate | medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium |
| titular | of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company |
| sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
| dapper | neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |