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

WordMeaning
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
docileeasily taught
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
crassgross
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
convolutedhaving convolutions