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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WordMeaning
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
guyman
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
verbalizeto express something in words
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
conveneto come together in a body