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 |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| throes | pang |