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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |