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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erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
clientele | a body of clients |
enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |