Matching Words
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Attained
- verb - achieved or reached; "the actual attained achievement test score"
- find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
- to gain with effort;
Bedamned
- verb - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Detained
- verb - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Japanned
- verb - coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
Obtained
- verb - come into possession of;
- Got
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Ordained
- verb - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
- fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
- invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
- invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"
- issue an order
- order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
Regained
- verb - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
- get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
- Take back
Remained
- verb - be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
- continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
- stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
- stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
Retained
- verb - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
- continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"
- hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
- keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"