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 |
|---|---|
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |