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 |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |