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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breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
saline | consisting of or containing salt |
ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
institute | something that is instituted: such as |
ebullient | boiling |
wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
compilation | the act or process of compiling |
tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |