GRE Word List
ARCHAIC
having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
The meaning of the word archaic is having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |