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 |
|---|---|
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |