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 |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| implode | to burst inward |