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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| cursive | running |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |