GRE Word List
RETROSPECTIVE
of, relating to, or given to retrospection
The meaning of the word retrospective is of, relating to, or given to retrospection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| implode | to burst inward |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |