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 |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |