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 |
|---|---|
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |