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
constraintthe act of constraining
judiciarya system of courts of law
demisedeath
unfetterto free from fetters
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
dissentto withhold assent or approval
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
scrappyconsisting of scraps
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group