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 |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |