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 |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| minuscule | very small |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| executor | one who executes something |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| antecede | precede |