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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |