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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |