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 |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |