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
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
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retinuea group of retainers or attendants
corollarya proposition (see proposition
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
depleteto empty of a principal substance
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current