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

WordMeaning
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
discloseto make known or public
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)