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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|---|---|
| snivel | to run at the nose |
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| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
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| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |