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 |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |