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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| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |