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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WordMeaning
finitehaving definite or definable limits
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
maverickan unbranded range animal
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
tillerone that tills : cultivator
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical