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 |
|---|---|
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |