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

WordMeaning
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite