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 |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |