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 |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| humdrum | monotonous |