GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| 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 |
| overweening | arrogant |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |