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 |
|---|---|
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| fluke | flatfish |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |