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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |