GRE Word List
HISTORIC
historical
The meaning of the word historic is historical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| arid | excessively dry |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |