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 |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |