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 |
|---|---|
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |