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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| ploy | escapade |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |