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 |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |