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 |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |