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 |
|---|---|
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| condole | grieve |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |