GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |