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
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
bullya blustering, browbeating person
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject