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 |
|---|---|
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |