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
depredationto lay waste : plunder
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
rococorococo work or style
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body