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 |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| dominate | rule |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |