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 |
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| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |