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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WordMeaning
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
harassexhaust
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
piscatorialpiscatory
broachbrooch
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold