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 |
|---|---|
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |