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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| upright | perpendicular |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
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| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |