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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| desiccate | to dry up |