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 |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| addle | rotten |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |