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 |
|---|---|
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| wry | twist |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |