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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |