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 |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| diva | prima donna |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |