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 |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |