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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| render | to melt down |