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 |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| replicate | duplicate |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |