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 |
|---|---|
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| fiend | devil |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |