introspection

the act of examining your thoughts, actions emotions, or reflecting.

specter

noun, ghost ;phantom

retrospect

review of past events ; looking back always used “in retrospect”

circumspect

careful; cautious and watchful

spectacle

noun; event or display worth noticing.

defer

to put off; postpone

infer

to take away a hidden meaning

fertile

able to produce offspring.

proliferate

to produce rapidly in numbers

superlative

the best