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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WordMeaning
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
venuelocale
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck