GRE Word List
RETAIN
to keep in possession or use
The meaning of the word retain is to keep in possession or use.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |