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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| dart | a light spear |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| pliant | pliable |