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 |
|---|---|
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| harass | exhaust |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| broach | brooch |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |