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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
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| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| circlet | a little circle |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| menial | a person doing menial work |