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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |