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 |
|---|---|
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| appease | pacify |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| wanton | merciless |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |