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 |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| clip | encompass |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |