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 |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| reckon | count |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| debut | a first appearance |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |