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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| warrant | sanction |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |