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 |
|---|---|
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |