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 |
|---|---|
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |