GRE Word List
RETAIN
to keep in possession or use
The meaning of the word retain is to keep in possession or use.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
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| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| dart | a light spear |