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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| unsavory | insipid |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| deify | to make a god of |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| premonitory | giving warning |