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

WordMeaning
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate