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 |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |