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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WordMeaning
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
padrea Christian clergyman
hauntto visit often : frequent
thralla state of servitude or submission