GRE Word List
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
The meaning of the word retrograde is 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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| addle | rotten |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |