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.

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WordMeaning
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
overblownpast the prime of bloom
urchinhedgehog
consignto give over to another's care
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial