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 |
|---|---|
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| mendicant | beggar |