GRE Word List

RETROACTIVE

extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past

The meaning of the word retroactive is extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past.

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provenanceorigin
connoisseurexpert
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debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
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doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
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