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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| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
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