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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WordMeaning
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
boona timely benefit : blessing
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy