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 |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| viand | an item of food |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |