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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| peerless | matchless |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| shack | hut |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |