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 |
|---|---|
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| evenhanded | fair |
| skimp | skimpy |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |