GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| stilted | pompous |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |