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 |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |