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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |