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 |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| collate | to compare critically |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |