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

WordMeaning
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
snipa small piece that is snipped off
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
inadvertentlyunintentional
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
riderone that rides
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
intermediarymediator