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 |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |