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
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
inanimatenot animate:
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
distantseparated in space : away