GRE Word List

HISTORIC

historical

The meaning of the word historic is historical.

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WordMeaning
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college