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 |
|---|---|
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |