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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
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