GRE Word List

YORE

time past and especially long past

The meaning of the word yore is time past and especially long past.

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thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner