GRE Word List

RETAIN

to keep in possession or use

The meaning of the word retain is to keep in possession or use.

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WordMeaning
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse