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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| engender | beget |