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
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
dawdleto spend time idly
ricketyaffected with rickets
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
piquantengagingly provocative
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for