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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |