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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WordMeaning
esteemthe regard in which one is held
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
incompatiblenot compatible: such as