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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |