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
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner