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 |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| distend | extend |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| unkempt | not combed |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |