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
predisposeto dispose in advance
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run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
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redressto set right : remedy
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conspiracythe act of conspiring together
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
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