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 |
|---|---|
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| conflagration | fire |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| primal | original |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |