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 |
|---|---|
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| venue | locale |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| steep | lofty |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |