GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| paramour | lover |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |