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 |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
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| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
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| drama | a composition (see composition |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |