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.

Random words

WordMeaning
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience