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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| opus | work |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |