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

WordMeaning
schismdivision
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
boostto push or shove up from below
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay