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 |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| render | to melt down |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |