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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| influx | a coming in |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |