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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |