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 |
|---|---|
| influx | a coming in |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |