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 |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| stench | stink |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |