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 |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |