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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besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
nimblequick and light in motion : agile