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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| intermediary | mediator |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| aver | to declare positively |
| whittle | a large knife |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |