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 |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| crass | gross |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |