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 |
|---|---|
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| seemly | good-looking |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |