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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| boor | peasant |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |