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 |
|---|---|
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |