GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |