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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| abnegation | denial |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |