Question

from a pair of silk stockings
the neighbors sometimes talked of certain \better days\ that little mrs. sommers had known before she had ever thought of being mrs. sommers. she herself indulged in no such morbid retrospection. she had no time—no second of time to devote to the past. the needs of the present absorbed her every faculty. a vision of the future like some dim, gaunt monster sometimes appalled her, but luckily to - morrow never comes.
(from a pair of silk stockings by kate chopin)
which word means the same as retrospection?

1. gloominess
2. hindsight
3. imitation
4. sympathy

Explanation:

Retrospection refers to looking back on the past. Hindsight also means understanding of a situation after it has happened, which is related to reflecting on past events. Gloominess is about a sad or dark - mood state. Imitation is about copying, and sympathy is about feeling for others' emotions.

Answer:

1. hindsight