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 |
|---|---|
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |