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 |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |