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
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
compriseto be made up of
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken