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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| dire | exciting horror |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| paltry | inferior |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |