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 |
|---|---|
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |