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 |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |