GRE Word List
HINDSIGHT
perception of the nature of an event after it has happened
The meaning of the word hindsight is perception of the nature of an event after it has happened.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |