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

WordMeaning
haggardnot tamed
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
waifa stray person or animal
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant