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

WordMeaning
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
knolla small round hill : mound
sequesterto set apart : segregate
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving