GRE Word List
RETROGRADE
go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
The meaning of the word retrograde is go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| bully | one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V. |
| relent | become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe |
| metallurgical | pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores |
| dainty | delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| regimen | prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer |
| befuddle | confuse thoroughly |
| humanitarian | one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism |
| pathological | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
