GRE Word List
IRRETRIEVABLE
not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
The meaning of the word irretrievable is not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |