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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |