GRE Word List

HISTORIC

historical

The meaning of the word historic is historical.

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WordMeaning
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
crassgross
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal