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 |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| espouse | marry |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |