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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |