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 |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| alleviate | relieve |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |