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 |
|---|---|
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| asunder | into parts |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |