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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approbationcommendation
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
gazettenewspaper
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
natalnative
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