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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WordMeaning
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
cavalcadea procession (see procession
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war