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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| exploit | deed |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |