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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |