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 |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |