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 |
|---|---|
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |