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 |
|---|---|
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |