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 |
|---|---|
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |