GRE Word List
RETAIN
to keep in possession or use
The meaning of the word retain is to keep in possession or use.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |