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 |
|---|---|
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| environ | encircle |