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 |
|---|---|
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| refrain | curb |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |