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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |