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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |