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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| auroral | dawn |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |