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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sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
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wagto be in motion : stir
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation