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 |
|---|---|
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| reverberate | reflect |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |