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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| scintilla | spark |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |