GRE Word List

HISTORIC

historical

The meaning of the word historic is historical.

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WordMeaning
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
underhandin a clandestine manner
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
randoma haphazard course
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral