GRE Word List
IRRETRIEVABLE
impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve
The meaning of the word irretrievable is impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| inanimate | lifeless; not animate |
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| amend | correct; change ; generally for the better |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| consequential | self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent |
| factotum | handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
| biennial | every two years |
