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 |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| cryptic | secret |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |