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 |
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| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |