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 |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| malediction | curse |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |