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 |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |