from a pair of silk stockings\nthe neighbors sometimes talked of certain \better days\ that little mrs…

from a pair of silk stockings\nthe 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.\n(from \a pair of silk stockings\ by kate chopin)\nwhich word means the same as retrospection?\n1. gloominess\n2. hindsight\n3. imitation\n4. sympathy

from a pair of silk stockings\nthe 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.\n(from \a pair of silk stockings\ by kate chopin)\nwhich word means the same as retrospection?\n1. gloominess\n2. hindsight\n3. imitation\n4. sympathy

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Brief Explanations:

The question asks for a synonym of "retrospection". From the context, "retrospection" refers to thinking about the past (neighbors talk of "better days" from Mrs. Sommers' past, and she avoids this). "Hindsight" means understanding the past after it has happened, matching the meaning of retrospection. Other options: gloominess (sadness), imitation (copying), sympathy (compassion) do not align.

Answer:

  1. hindsight