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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |