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 |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |