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 |
|---|---|
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| politic | political |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |