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 |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| dys- | abnormal |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |