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 |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| nexus | connection |
| nib | bill |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| lunar | crescent |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |