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
cringeto recoil in distaste
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
introverta person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
demurto take exception : object
igniteto set afire
jesta joking or mocking remark
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic