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 |
|---|---|
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| slew | a large number |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| concatenate | linked together |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| cursive | running |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |