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 |
|---|---|
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |