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 |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |