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 |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |