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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| reverie | daydream |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |