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
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
compulsivehaving power to compel
aspersiona false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
vixena female fox
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage