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 |
|---|---|
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |