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 |
|---|---|
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |