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

WordMeaning
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
acmethe highest point or stage
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
recessthe action of receding : recession
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness