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
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
jocosegiven to joking : merry
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
nexusconnection
lunarcrescent