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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| residual | remainder |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |