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 |
|---|---|
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |