GRE Word List
YORE
time past and especially long past
The meaning of the word yore is time past and especially long past.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |