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 |
|---|---|
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |