GRE Word List
RETAIN
to keep in possession or use
The meaning of the word retain is to keep in possession or use.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |