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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |