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 |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |