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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chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
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pedagogueteacher
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obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing