GRE Word List
HISTORICAL
of, relating to, or having the character of history
The meaning of the word historical is of, relating to, or having the character of history.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |