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 |
|---|---|
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |