Exam: GRE (Verbal)

Definition: Something that cannot be recovered or fixed.

Example: The data was lost in an irrecoverable crash of the system.

Definition: In a way that cannot be recovered or fixed; permanently lost or damaged.

Example: The data was irrecoverably deleted after the system crash.

Definition: Something that cannot be refused or rejected; it is accepted without question.

Example: The evidence presented in court was irrecusable, leading to a swift verdict.

Definition: Something that cannot be saved, improved, or recovered; it is beyond help or repair.

Example: After the scandal, his reputation was considered irredeemable.

Definition: In a way that cannot be saved, improved, or corrected.

Example: The situation seemed irredeemably lost after the final decision was made.

Definition: A region that is connected to a particular nation by culture or history but is controlled by a different government.

Example: The concept of irredenta often arises in discussions about national identity and territorial claims.

Definition: A belief or policy that a country should take control of areas that it believes are historically or ethnically related to it.

Example: The government adopted an irredentism policy to reclaim territories it lost in the past.

Definition: Something that cannot be made smaller or simpler; it cannot be reduced in size, amount, or complexity.

Example: The scientist explained that the problem was irreducible and required a complex solution.

Definition: In a way that cannot be made simpler or reduced further.

Example: The problem is irreducibly complex, meaning it cannot be simplified without losing essential details.

Definition: Describing a relationship where no element is related to itself within a specific set.

Example: In mathematics, an irreflexive relation means that no element is related to itself.