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 |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| whimsy | whim |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| gazette | newspaper |
| comestible | edible |