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 |
|---|---|
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| heed | to pay attention |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |