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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| invalid | not valid: |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| fauna | animal life |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |