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 |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| harass | exhaust |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |