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 |
|---|---|
| bliss | complete happiness |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |