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 |
|---|---|
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |