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 |
|---|---|
| haggard | not tamed |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |