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 |
|---|---|
| scourge | whip |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |