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 |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |