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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WordMeaning
misadventuremisfortune
witherto become dry and sapless
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
soarto fly aloft or about
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
putrefyto make putrid
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism