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

WordMeaning
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
bevya large group or collection
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)