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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |