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 |
|---|---|
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |