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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |