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 |
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| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |