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 |
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| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |