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 |
|---|---|
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| grate | grating |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |