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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| appease | pacify |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |