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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| fete | festival |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |