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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |