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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whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
flaila 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
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
renderto melt down