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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thralla state of servitude or submission
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wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
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modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
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converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk