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 |
|---|---|
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| seemly | good-looking |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |