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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| chafe | irritate |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| trappings | outward signs |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |