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 |
|---|---|
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |