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 |
|---|---|
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| debonair | suave |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |