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 |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |