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 |
|---|---|
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| appease | pacify |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |