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
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
abateto decrease in force or intensity
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
indomitableincapable of being subdued : unconquerable
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste