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 |
|---|---|
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |