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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |