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 |
|---|---|
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |