GRE Word List
HINDSIGHT
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
The meaning of the word hindsight is understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| aureole | sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light |
| benediction | blessing |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
