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 |
|---|---|
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| raspy | harsh |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| junket | trip |
| nib | bill |