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 |
|---|---|
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| forebears | ancestor |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |