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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trenchant | keen |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| billow | wave |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| freebooter | pirate |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |