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 |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |