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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WordMeaning
credencemental acceptance as true or real
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
plebiscitea 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
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania