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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |