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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |