GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| cardinal | a 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 |