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 |
|---|---|
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| pugilist | fighter |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| passe | past one's prime |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| finished | entirely done |