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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| throes | pang |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |