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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |