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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |