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
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
passiveacted upon by an external agency
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
disconsolatecheerless
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
dissipateto break up and drive off
compulsorymandatory