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 |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |