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 |
|---|---|
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |