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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |