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 |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |