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 |
|---|---|
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| aria | air |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |