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

WordMeaning
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
withholdto hold back from action : check
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
inebriateone who is drunk