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 |
|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| fabricate | invent |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |