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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| provenance | origin |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |