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 |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |