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 |
|---|---|
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |