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 |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |