GRE Word List

HISTORIC

historical

The meaning of the word historic is historical.

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WordMeaning
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration