GRE Word List

ETYMOLOGY

the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language

The meaning of the word etymology is the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language.

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WordMeaning
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
psychea princess loved by Cupid
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements