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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |