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 |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| dart | a light spear |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| steep | lofty |
| verge | brink |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |