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.
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