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 |
|---|---|
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| billow | wave |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |