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 |
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atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
conflagration | fire |
palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
zephyr | a breeze from the west |
neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
primal | original |
ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |