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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| faculty | ability |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| aria | air |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |