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 |
|---|---|
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |