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 |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |