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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |