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 |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| flounder | flatfish |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |