GRE Word List
RETENTIVE
having the power, property, or capacity of retaining
The meaning of the word retentive is having the power, property, or capacity of retaining.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
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| paramour | lover |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
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| diadem | crown |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| retaliate | to return like for like |