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 |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |