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 |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| violate | break |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |