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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |