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 |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| brink | edge |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |