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 |
|---|---|
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| privy | private |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| debut | a first appearance |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| viand | an item of food |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |