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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| contrive | devise |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |