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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| opus | work |