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 |
|---|---|
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |