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 |
|---|---|
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |