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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WordMeaning
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce