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 |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |