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 |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |