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 |
|---|---|
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |