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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |