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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |