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 |
|---|---|
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| sidetrack | siding |